Cerithium atratum
Cerithium atratum shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium
Species:
C. atratum
Binomial name
Cerithium atratum
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Cerithium (Thericium) preatratum Olsson & Harbison, 1953
  • Cerithium (Thericium) vicinia Olsson & Harbison, 1953
  • Cerithium antillarum Mörch, 1876
  • Cerithium atratum var. tenuis Mörch, 1876
  • Cerithium caudatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
  • Cerithium floridanum Mörch, 1876
  • Cerithium floridanum leonensis Mansfield, 1930
  • Cerithium floridanum var. cruzana Usticke, 1959
  • Cerithium graciliforme G.B. Sowerby II, 1865
  • Cerithium peratratum
  • Cerithium striatissimum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
  • Cerithium subatratum Kobelt, 1898
  • Cerithium umbonatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
  • Murex atratus Born, 1778

Cerithium atratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Cerithium atratum includes the Western Atlantic.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.[3]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 91 m.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Cerithium atratum. sealifebase.org, accessed 9 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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